Feb 20, 2018

Who said Minky was just for winter?! We've been having fun with our Minky Swatch Rings, and pulled together a rainbow of springy shades. Don't forget to show us what you're working on by joining in our monthly WIP It contest over on Instagram, starting at the beginning of each month and ending on the last day, when we announce the monthly winner!

And if you are looking for more fabric for spring sewing, read on. We have a beautiful line up of fabric for you today!

Flower Shop from Patty Sloniger

Paper pieced inspiration from Patty Sloniger

Everything's coming up roses in Patty Sloniger's new collection Flower Shop! These fun prints are inspired by a trip to the florist, from lush bouquets and succulents, to newsprint and delivery bikes. Arranged in two separate groupings, the fresh palettes of navy, citrus yellow, jade green, and bright pink mix together nicely and are a great choice for quilts and accessories. We have yardage and Fat Quarter Bundles available, and don't miss Patty's Instagram feed for more sewing inspiration!

Ice Cream You Scream from Michael Miller

Indulge your fabric sweet tooth with Ice Cream, You Scream, an adorable new collection from Michael Miller. Bright Popsicles, creamy milkshakes, yummy sundaes and delightful little ice cream cones will have you craving dessert. The double border with its delicate striped center and borders filled with sweet treats is perfect for little girl's dresses or fussy cut in a summer quilt!

Mini Bondi Top pattern available in our Shop

Ava Dress pattern available in our Shop

Broken Herringbone Quilt pattern available in our Shop

Joy from Tamara Kate

Joy quilting inspiration from Oh Sew Brooke

Celebrate spring with Tamara Kate's newest collection! Drawing inspiration from spring and summer, when everything is in full bloom, Joy features a whimsical mix of bold florals, hand drawn botanicals and organic geometrics that come to life in a vibrant palette. The result is a fun kaleidoscope of patterns guaranteed to add a splash of happiness to all your sewing projects. Available in both yardage and Fat Quarter Bundles, this cheerful line is just waiting to be sewn up into a bright quilt, darling dress or flirty skirt!

New Giveaway!

Congratulations to twomorrows, our winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of the Words of Wisdom collection from Tamara Kate! Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning prize!

Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop!

Feb 15, 2018

We are very sorry to relay a sad message from the folks at Free Spirit that effective May 1, they are "exiting the Westminster Lifestyle/FreeSpirit fabric business." Our thoughts are with the talented line-up of designers and staff that we have come to know as friends over the years. We wish them all well in all of their new endeavors.

Ultraviolet from Hawthorne Threads

Last year we had fun designing our Botany collection as an homage to Greenery, Pantone's pick for color of the year 2017, and this year's winning shade inspired a dramatic departure. Our Ultraviolet collection celebrates the metaphysical and cosmic nature of this energetic color. From the microscopic world of mineralogy and crystallography to the great expanse of our universe and beyond, we invite you to explore the infinite and the infinitesimal.

We sewed up this fun Tote with some Ultraviolet designs printed on our beautiful Linen Cotton Canvas option!

This bite sized collection features eight designs, plus a Cosmic Double Border ombre print, wonderful for an array of projects from apparel to quilting, accessories, and home decor. Ultraviolet is printed right here in our shop, available for purchase on Poplin, Quilting Cotton (Organic too!), Linen Cotton Canvas, and Rayon.

Spring Into Sewing With Meadow!

The little one is cute as a button, and ready for spring! Ashley Cowan of Elise's Mama Sews was inspired to sew up her daughter's Easter dress in our new Meadow fabrics in our Rayon option and this look is everything we envisioned for the line. The pattern is the Genevieve Dress by Violette Fields Threads. The flouncy cropped top adds modern whimsy and that full skirt is a great way to show off our Hoppy Trails Border design!

Now Available for Pre-Order!

Charming Christmas mice dance and play alongside delectable peppermint candies in Heather Ross' newest collection Sugarplum, for Windham Fabrics. This holiday collection is illustrated in Heather's unique style, making it perfect for both the young and the young at heart. Enjoy the quilting cottons in yardage as well as FQ, Half Yard, and Full Yard bundles. And with four skus printed on Flannel, you can make snuggly stuffed animals, warm pillowcases and beautifully festive quilts. Don't forget our handy Quick Order Page for easy ordering!

Sugarplum sewing inspiration from Heather Ross

Sugarplum sewing inspiration from Heather Ross

Sugarplum sewing inspiration from Heather Ross

Fabric Back in Stock!

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We're excited to have Maureen Cracknell's Love Story fabric collection for Art Gallery BACK IN FULL! That includes yardage, Fat Quarter Bundles, and the gorgeous Quilt Kit!

Love Story Quilt Kits Back in Stock!

New Giveaway!

For today's giveaway we are offering up a Fat Quarter Bundle of the Words of Wisdom collection from Tamara Kate for Michael Miller!

Congratulations to colemansharon, our winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of Woodland Nymph from Rae Ritchie! Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning prize!

Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop!

Feb 12, 2018

If you have any little ones coming into your life this spring, we're gonna "toss" this fun project into the ring! We chose some of our In House Basics that coordinate with our Bjorn Bear collection and just love the gender neutral quality.

Our Basics come in so many colors there are endless color combinations to come up with a color scheme that mom and baby will love!

Enchanted Forest by Betsy Olmsted

Free Cottonwood Patch Quilt pattern from Windham Fabrics

Enchanted Forest by Betsy Olmsted depicts a world of magically colored flora, woodlands, and mushrooms as the home to sweet hedgehogs and their forest friends. Soft pastels pair with rich navy, aqua, orange and pink for a palette that will take you into Spring. This collection will make for beautiful quilts, whimsical apparel and accessories for children and adults alike.

We have yardage and Fat Quarter Bundles available, and don't miss the free quilt patterns from Windham!

Frances Dress pattern available in our Shop

Sew Together Bag pattern available in our Shop

Free Rabbit & Hedgehog Quilt pattern from Windham Fabrics

Free Dark Shadow Box Quilt pattern from Windham Fabrics

New Tote Panels from Hawthorne Threads!

Thank "ewe" for the love you've shown for our new Knitter Tote! And for our fellow outdoors women and men, we say "Take a Hike!" That's right, we've rounded out our Tote Panel selection to half a dozen artful selections. These fabric panels sew up to make fully lined 13" x 15" totes, available for purchase on our Poplin, Quilting Cotton, Linen Cotton Canvas and Rayon. Give them as handmade gifts or, even better, give someone the gift of learning how to sew up one of these totes! These make great projects for beginner sewers at any age, kids too!

New Take a Hike Tote

New Knitter Tote

Don't forget our orinal quartet of Tote Panels are always in stock as we print to order!

Rayon Solids from Art Gallery Fabrics

Tilly & the Buttons Patterns available in our Shop

Whether you pair them with your favorite Art Gallery Rayon prints, or sew them up into stand alone pieces, you're going to love the new Rayon Solids from Art Gallery! Check out our selection of women's and children's apparel patterns!

Emerson Wrap Skirt Pattern from Sew to Grow available in our Shop

Tutorial from One Little Momma

More Sewing Inspiration for Primavera!

We're just smitten with these lovely girls in their new Primavera fabric dresses! The pattern is the new Mila Dress from Simple Life Pattern Company, sewn and photographed here by the talented Becca Plymale. Paired with the positively springy Primavera fabrics, the look is very feminine and flattering, perfect for everyday play or add the optional big bow and really dress it up for a special occasion. The pattern has a sleeveless option as well but we love that Becca chose the tulip sleeve, a natural choice for these blooming florals from Bec Williams!

New Giveaway!

Congratulations to vhunter21062, our winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of the Caravan collection from Elizabeth Grubaugh! Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning prize!

Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop!

Feb 09, 2018

In honor of Pantone's color of the year, we are getting ready to launch our new Ultraviolet collection! This one will be available this month but if you're ready to sew with this mystical shade now, we've made it a new color for all of our In House Basics. See here for a look at our prints availalbe for purchase now!

Primavera from Bec Williams

Inspired watercolors in progress from Bec Williams

We are excited to welcome a new designer to our range of fabrics printed right here at Hawthorne Threads. Italian for Spring, Primavera from Bec Williams invites you to live "la bella vita". Bec infuses her dramatic watercolor florals with an ardent vivacity that will inspire equally impassioned quilts, apparel, and home decor. Like all our house collections, Primavera is available on Poplin, Quilting Cotton (Organic too!), Linen Cotton Canvas and Rayon.

Avary Rose Designs sewed up a pair of spring dresses with Primavera and we are absolutely smitten! The pattern is the Catherine Dress available from Violette Fields Threads. The boatneck and button-up bodice give this dress a timeless look, and we think it offers a particularly fabulous way to show off the Double Border design! And we just love the fun orientation of those bold Portofino Stripes.

Tallinn from Jessica Swift

Flowermania Quilt Rosette in Tallinn fabrics by Mister Domestic

Jessica Swift’s travels through Eastern Europe come to life in her new collection Tallinn! Picturesque Czech villages, graceful swans, and quirky folk motifs are paired with bold florals and subtle geometrics, capturing the magic of this storied region. Told in two bright and happy color stories, this line is perfect for apparel, quilts and accessories.

New Tote Panel!

We've even had a number of emails letting us know that thoughtful makers have sewn up the Reader Totes for members in their book club, and the Sewer Tote for members of their Quilt Guild. We think that's just a fantastic idea, and for all of "ewe" yarn lovers out there, we have a brand new Knitter Tote! These sew up into fully lined tote bags, and available to purchase on all of the fabrics we currently print on. We sewed up ours on the Linen Cotton Canvas.

New Quilt Kit!

We finally managed to get NestBACK IN FULL, so we were able to cut the new Giggles Quilt Kit, as well as some more Fat Quarter Bundles! Love the clean look of this Scandinavian inspired collection from Art Gallery!

New Giveaway!

For today's giveaway we are offering up a Fat Quarter Bundle of the Caravan collection from Elizabeth Grubaugh!

Congratulations to alexandra.dezenzo, our winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of the new Day Trip collection from Dana Willard. Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning prize!

Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop!

Feb 06, 2018

We have so many fun things about to bloom in our shop for the coming season, the next of which is Primavera, designed by Bec Williams and printed right here at Hawthorne Threads! Keep your eyes peeled for this vibrant ode to spring.

Royal Picnic from Rae Ritchie

You'll be transported to the meticulous grounds of 18th century Versailles with Rae Ritchie's newest collection Royal Picnic! Precocious pups, decadent desserts, and fancy frocks shine in a fanciful palette of crystal blue, rose pink and metallic gold. Distinctly feminine, these prints would look lovely in dresses and apparel, as well as sweet quilts and beautiful accessories.

Peony Dress Pattern available in our Shop

Macaron Dress Pattern available in our Shop

Toddler Garden Party Dress Pattern available in our Shop

Sprinkles Baby Quilt Pattern available in our Shop

Townie Bag Pattern available in our Shop

On the Farm from Dear Stella

Spend an afternoon On the Farm with this fresh new collection from Dear Stella. Cute tractors, fresh veggies and farm animals make for a delightful rustic-themed collection in a palette of bright pastels. This line would make for fun spring quilts, kid's apparel and accessories!

To the Point Quilt Pattern available in our Shop

Go Anywhere Bag Pattern available in our Shop

Geranium Dress Pattern available in our Shop

Spring Sewing Inspiration!

If you're ready to spring into sewing for the coming season, here's some beautiful inspiration from Becca Plymale of Sunflower Seams. The Watercolor Floral fabrics from Indy Bloom are an easy choice for spring dresses, and compliment the sweet designs from Simple Life Pattern Company. For her Pearl Dress, Becca chose the beautiful Blushing Floral in Melon with its bold blooms complimenting the sweetheart neckline. The Ayda Dress features Mermaid Floral in Lagoon. With its light and airy palette, it's a perfect way to welcome spring. And finally, the Sophie Dress features Daydream Floral in Tropical, with Candy Dot in Seafoam for the contrast collar. We've sewn up the Ayda and Sophie Dress ourselves, and are excited to try out the new Pearl!

Fabric Back in Stock

See the Lemmikki Loobook from Lotta and Windham for sewing inspiration!

Dahlia Sewing Pattern available in our Shop

Have You Pre-Ordered?

Fans of Tula Pink's Night Shade collection will be over the moon for her upcoming collection De La Luna! In the designer's own words, "The De la Luna Sisters are the not so distant cousins of the Von Black sisters, who made somewhat of a name for themselves a few years ago in collection called Night Shade. While the Von Black sisters drew their power from more earthly elements, the De la Luna sisters cull their magical gifts from the spirit realm. Once a year, as fall crashes into winter, the matriarchs of the De la Luna clan call on their ancestors, acting as vessels for their vast power."

New Giveaway!

For today's giveaway we are offering up a Fat Quarter Bundle of the new Day Trip collection from Dana Willard.

Congratulations to plira82, our winner of a Fat Quarter Bundle of the Depths Sun Print collection from Alison Glass! Please send us a quick message to let us know where we should send this winning prize!

Thank you so much for reading along with us, and for your continued support of our little shop!